Chapter 7

It took her ten minutes to find her keys just to get in to the house. Why was it that difficult? Alexi wondered as she pawed through the small bag. It was just big enough for a wallet, maybe MAYBE mascara but that was obviously her keys but that wasn't the point. The point was she couldn't find her keys and there was no way in hell she was going to wake Happy to unlock the door. If she had lost the keys and waking Happy was her last option she may's well just get comfortable on the porch. There was no way he'd let her in after what happened tonight. Alexi and pressed her head against the door. She looked down at her hand and wouldn't you know it? She had been holding her keys the ENTIRE time? The next obstacle was getting her keys in the lock and getting in the house. Easier said than done at this point. She couldn't remember a time, anytime she was this drunk. It took her five minutes to get the key lined up with the key hole. She sighed after the key went in. Christ almighty. Alexi put her full weigh into unlocking and opening the door.

Alexi fell through the door way and it banged in to the wall. Making the pictures decorating shudder. "Fuck." She muttered blinking hard at the dark room. Alexi stood in the door way fro a moment trying to adjust to the light. Well the lack of light the room was pitch black save for the part of the front door that was basked in the glow of the street light across the way. That light was little help to her just made everything else seem darker in comparison.

She put her hands in front of her so she wouldn't fall into anything. Last thing she needed to do was to make noise. Alexi found the kitchen without a problem. She teetered to the looking for the light switch once she found it and flicked the lights on. She regretted it immediately. "Oh holy fuck." she said loudly covering her eyes as quickly as she possibly could manage. The movement threw her off balance and The girl Stumbled as her skirt got caught under the heel of her shoe. She lost her footing, tripped and smacked her head of the counter. Her eye hitting the handle of the cabinet. "Fucking dang it." She muttered and rubbed her head and her eye where she hit it. Alexi got to her feet and opened the cabinet, she got out a cup and fill it with water. She look down and blood dripped into cup.

"Are you fucking with me right now?" She growled loudly glowering at the distorted blood droplet dissipating in her water. She touched her forehead where she hit it and looked at the blood on the hand in front of her. Well this night just keeps getting better and better. She stumbled to the bathroom and flicked the light on. Forgetting about the blood on her hand as she did so. Alexi fished the emergency kit out of the cabinet and Alexi wiped more blood off her for head. The bleeding wouldn't stop long enough for her to clean it and bandaged it. "Can you fucking keep it down?" Happy growled. She looked over at him. He was shirtless. Good god damn Alexi couldn't take her eyes off of him. She wiped her face, smearing more blood across it and nodded. .

The man stared at the girl fucking annoyed. This was bullshit the sooner she was out the better. Didn't need her flaunting anymore God damn guys in front if him. The girl looked over at him He almost smirked as her mouth fell open a little looking over at him. She wiped her face covering it with blood and nodded brushing her hair out of her face. He saw her black eye the cut above it and the bleeding cut on her for head. He saw the blood on the wall and counter. He paled and was sick to his stomach.

"What the fuck happened?" he rasped closing the distance between them in tow steps. cleaning the smeared blood off her face. He tilted her head up and searching her face. "I tripped.". She slurred her eyes trying to focus on him. "hit the cabinet and my eye." She motioned to her eye and poked it. "Fuck it all." She muttered covering her face with her hands. "Think whatever you want but nothing happened. nothing serious between Jorge and me." She said as he pulled her hands away from her face to clean it.

"Why the fuck were you coming out of the dorms with him then?" Happy growled setting her on the counter. He tilted her chin up to keep the blood from running down her face. His grip on her shoulder a little too tight for her liking. "He was helping me with something." She mumbled closing her eyes and leaning her head against the wall." Happy shook his head and stepped away from her and threw the wash cloth he was holding at her. "It's fucking going to be like that? Fucking really? Can't even fucking tell me you fucked him?" She opened an eye at the man. He looked like he was going to explode.

The girl reached behind her and pulled the string that tied her top together. It came undone and she let it fall to her waist exposing her newly pierced chest. She closed her eye. "He just pierced my tits, Hap. Nothing happened." Happy glared at the girl swaying in front of him. Like the dude seeing her topless was any better? Then saw the barbells through her nipples. And god damn if he didn't want to take her right there. "What the fuck?" His eyes flicked from Alexi's chest tho her eyes. "What does it matter Hap? He cupped her breasts in his hands to get a better look. His thumb rubbed over her nipple. Her eyes flew open from the pain and the excitement she felt when he rubbed her nipples. She hoped that he didn't notice her reaction. Happy was too engrossed on her new addition to really pay attention Alexi closed her eyes and pressed the wash cloth to her cut.

Her eyes fluttered and she fell sideways off of the counter. Happy lunged and caught her. She was limp in his arms. "Fuck." Happy started panicking and dug out his phone. He called Chibbs telling him to get him over to the house. He walked to his room since it was closer. He turned the light on and laid her down on the bed. "ALEXI." He tapped her face. no response. "ALEXI wake up." he said louder and more sternly. As if getting mad at her was going to make her wake up. But maybe? Her eyes fluttered open but didn't stay that way for long. Happy looked down at the girl. she was still in her shoes, her dress was bloody. He pulled her shoes off and when she started gagging Happy rushed over and rolled her to her side. Luckily she stopped. Happy grabbed the t shirt he dropped and and dressed the girl. Happy heard Chibbs calling him and from the living room.

Happy turned to face the man when Alexi sat up and threw up over the edge of the bed. He had anticipated this and had placed a waste basket beside the bed. He held her hair back as she emptied the contents of her stomach into the bin. "What's goin on, Hap?" Chibs asked as Alexi sat up holding the waste bin to her. She continued to puke into it. "Cut her head. passed out." Chibbs got a good look of the cut on her forehead and her black eye. "That cut is going to need stitches. Probably drank to much." Happy shot the scarred man a like. It was obvious at this point. He could smell the tequila that Alexi had just puked up. BUt Happy nodded as Chibbs came over and checked to see if Alexi had a concussion. Chibbs checked Alexi over to her displeasure. "Just let me sleep." she said swatting at the man and began throwing up again. Chibbs chuckled at the brunette. "Some one can't hold thier liquor. Makes me a wee bit disappointed to call you my niece." The Scot said. Alexi's only response was to flip her uncle off since she was in the middle of evacuating what might be left in her stomach. Chibbs had Happy hold Alexi still while he stitched her up. The girl stayed still her head resting on Happy's shoulders. She fell back asleep giving the men some time to regroup.

The men stood in the kitchen and talked about the best way forward from this. Leave her here or or go to the hospital. She could have alcohol poisoning and a concussion. They didn't notice the brunette creeping to the bathroom. Alexi dumped the waste basket in the toilet and flushed it. She set it behind her and wrapped her body around the toilet. Happy and Chibbs heard retching coming from the bathroom and followed the noise. "Didn't I say to stay in bed?" Happy grumbled at the girl. She was still puking in the toilet so just like a little while earlier she threw her hand up behind her flipping Happy off. Happy sighed it was going to be a long night.


****THE NEXT AFTERNOON****

Alexi had stopped puking somewhere around five that morning. Chibbs had only stayed for two looked over at the girl who, after a shower, had allowed him to lay her down in his room. He tried three different times that night to get her to lay down in her room but she would just crawl out of bed and end up in the hall bathroom. He had watched her all night and he was beyond exhausted. Happy got up and took a shower trying to relieve the stress that had built up in his shoulders. He had been in the shower and startled when he felt small cold hands on his hips. He looked behind him at Alexi. Her eyes were still closed. "Lex?" He turned to face her. what the fuck was she doing? "You're being loud." She said wincing almost like her own voice was too loud for her. "I'll be quieter." He said still caught off guard she was in the shower with him. "No fighting. " She said quietly wrapping her arms around his waist. Alexi pressed her forehead against Happy's chest. It lasted a second then Alexi slipped back out again.

It was close to five in the afternoon and Alexi still hadn't got out of bed. When Happy had got out of the shower he found an empty bed. Happy got a call from Jax saying that they were having church something had come knocked on the girls door and herd nothing. He walked in and found a naked Alexi sprawled out on her stomach. "LEX WAKE UP." Happy said loudly. The girl cried and moaned before pulling a pillow over her head. "LEXI WE HAVE TO GO." He said louder. Happy had a cup of water in his hand and made his way over to the sleeping form. "GO with out me." Was mumbled form under the pillow. Happy pulled the pillow off the girl. "I will fuck you right now if you let me sleep." Alexi groaned rolling sideways away from Happy. She covered her face with another pillow. Alexi felt the bed dip. Happy slapped her ass and poured the water over her. The girl jumped out of bed half yelling half crying. Happy left the room chuckling saying he'd be back in, in five minutes with another cup of water.

Happy watched as a mess of curls stormed past him. She had not spoken to him or even looked at him since he poured water on her. She was wearing some faded out black shirt with the neck out and short dark denim shorts. Black over sized John Lennon sunglasses adorned her face blocking out any light that came her way. Instead of her usual tims she had on worn out black vans. As She walked out to the bike Happy was she had on a small teal back pack on with a cat on it flipping the world off. He locked up behind her and followed to his bike.

As soon as Happy had parked Alexi jumped off the bike and ran into the club house. He forgot that dealing with Hungover Alexi was like like dealing with a child. He slowly made his way into the club house and into the chapel. He took the chair in the far corner of the room and waited for church to start. "How was your night, brother?" Chibbs asked once the doors were shut. Happy smirked and shook his head. "Fantastic." Jax and the rest of the group chuckled. Jax banged the gavel in order to start their meeting.

Alexi curled up on the couch her head in her arms. She felt like death warmed over plus she was super emotional when she was hung over. Alexi pulled her phone out of her pocket. Her eyes fell on the unread texts that Happy had sent. After reading them she felt like absolute shit. "Damn it." She muttered.

Happy walked out of chapel looking around the room for Alexi. He found Alexi curled into a tight ball on the couch. The man walked walked over and flopped down on the couch bouncing the girl out of her seat. "Please fuck off." Alexi whispered curling up into more of a ball. Like an idiot she didn't take anything for her throbbing headache before leaving. Alexi wanted to go back to bed and back home. She wanted church to be over so she could talk to Happy. She was hungry. She just felt like shit and she hated it.

Alexi started to smell cheap overly sweet perfume and gagged. She looked around to find the source of the offending odor. It didn't take her long. Alexi looked up to see some dumb ass crow eater trying to win Happy over. Fawning over the man like he was a god or something. She felt a a huge wave of jealousy wash over her. She didn't want this gas anywhere near Happy. This bitch looked like she would happily give anyone the clap. Alexi wanted to be with Happy. She had for a while. but too hurt to do so. She knew Happy was popular with the crows. Had every reason to be. She wasn't going to let some gross ass blonde infect him or something. "Go the fuck away." Alexi ground out. Trying not to gag some more. She glared at the woman who ignored her. She leaned closer to Happy. She saw him shoot a look her away and smiled.

The green eyed girl sat up glaring at the crow eater. Alexi felt a little ridiculous, she was five or something with the was she right now. glowering arms crossed her chest. She leaned into Happy and scooted into his lap. The blonde shot back a glare at the brunette. Happy wrapped his arms protectively around the girl and rested his chin on her shoulder. Alexi leaned er head back against his shoulder. "Go." He said to the crow eater. The girl stormed off in a huff causing Alexi to chuckle. She didn't care for croweaters. It never made much sense to her as to why someone would want to do that."Can we go somewhere and talk?" She whispered in his ear. Hoping that they could make it work between them. Alexi pulled back and looked at the man. Alexi pressed a kiss to Happy's full lips. Happy slid his hands over her ass and stood. Alexi wrapped her legs around his waist and Happy pushed the crow eater out of his way.

Happy set the girl down once they were in his dorm. She sat down on his bed after folding her leg under her. "I'm an asshole and I'm sorry Hap. I thought after moms something was starting between us. I was really stoked about it but then you came home all beat up and marked up like you were and it really pissed me off. I get that it was just a joke. I get that now. But you know me. I'm an eye for an eye type of person. It didn't bode well with me. Jorge and I kissed a bit but we just talked the entire time I was up there and we danced but that doesn't really matter. It just hurt a lot." She looked from him to her feet and started picking at her shoe. "I just really like you." She muttered not looking at him. Happy smirked crossing his arms over his chest. She looked up at the man and rolled her eyes. "Stop looking at me like that." She muttered still toying with her shoe. "Like what, Lexi?" Happy asked sitting beside the brunette mess of curls on his bed. "Like that." She pointed at him. His dark eyes bore into hers and Alexi started blushing getting more flustered.

Happy pulled the girl to him and tilted her chin up so she could look at him. "Like I love you and have since we met? Like you're the one, Lex?" Happy asked quietly the green eyed girl. "Yeah I guess that's how you were looking at me." She mumbled looking away from him. The man raised an eye brow at the girl, who leaned into his arm. "So what does that mean, for us, Happy?" Alexi asked playing with his reaper ring. "Means we go out an do shit." He said pulling the girl into his lap. His hands slid down her back to her ass and palmed it. The girl laughed, rolling her eyes as she patted his shoulders. "Like what?" The brunette asked arching an eye brow at the man. Happy slid his hands up her sides and under her shirt. The tattooed man smiled and his hands met Alexi's bra-less chest. "Like that." He said quietly his thumb rubbing roughly over her pierced nipple. Alexi bit her lip and closed her eyes Happy nipped at her neck and eliciting a barely audible moan from the girl.

Alexi shook her head and pulled his hands away from her chest. She got out of his lap and leaned against the wall. "I'm not just jumping back in bed with you, Hap. This isn't going to be like last time." She fixed her shirt and stared at the man on the bed. "You're going to have to date me, Lowman." She said with a wry smile. Happy scoffed and stood. "We did that last time." Alexi shook s her head an laughed crossing her hands behind her back and leaning further against the wall. "Hap, all we did was fuck around and hang out in the clubhouse." The man raised his eyebrows at the smiling girl. "It was fun." The green eyed girl set her hands on her hips. "We're going to go out and do stuff that couples do. Not just lock ourselves away and fuck. Okay?" Happy rolled his eyes holding his hand out to the girl. "Fine." Alexi smiled a huge cheesy smile.
"Carry me out, then cook me dinner." She said as she took Happy's hand. His mouth fell open at her demand. "The fuck you think you are?" He asked as Alexi laughed at Happy's reaction. "I think I'm your hungover girl who is starving and too tired to walk." Her green eyes twinkled and she bit her lip. Waiting for hi to reply. "Your lazy ass can walk." Happy said smirking. "That mean you'll cook me dinner?" Alexi asked hopefully. The pair walked out of his room and back to the barroom. Alexi laced her fingers through Happy's and swung their hands between them. "Fucking lame." Happy muttered shaking his head. They called their goodbyes to the others and made their way home.


TWO WEEKS LATER

Alexi sat at her desk looking at the computer in front of her. She was fixing the books of the detail shop she worked at in Stockton. The shop was right near the docks. It wasn't necessarily a seedy part of town but it wasn't the best place to be either. She was looking at a complete mess. Alexi really didn't understand how anyone could get so fucking messy with keeping their accounts in order. It was aggravating. It was taking forever to clean this shit up. "Duke?" She called out of the office to the man who walked past. He stopped and came back to stand in the door way. "Can you explain some of this stuff to me? I don't understand some of this spending or why it was listed where it is." The man shrugged frowning a little.
"You have to ask Patty, she's the one who did all the books before. She knows why she did all that." Alexi took her glasses off and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Patty is the only one who knows? She didn't explain her ways to anyone?" She asked almost knowing the answer she was going to get. Duke shifted his weight from foot to foot. "Patty did all that shit. Just left us alone. Did what she had to do." He said annoyed. Alexi let her hair fall in her face and glared at the man. The fuck? "Fine, thanks so much for your insight, Duke." She replied before turning back to the computer screen. He left muttering something about her being a nosey bitch. In response the girl flipped him off. "Asshole." She mumbled putting her glasses back on. "Just going to have to clean the entire thing up." She muttered deciding to start fresh.

Eight hours later it was dark, the shop was closed and Alexi was finished fixing the accounts. She made notes and putting her thoughts on sticky notes and sticking them in the account books. She then started writing a detailed account of why she did what she did on a note pad so the shop owner would understand. The young woman left instructions on what to do from then on. So no one would mess up the work of art she had just finished. Alexi pulled the usb drive out of the computer with her copy of the accounts and zipped it away in her bag. She pushed back from the desk and slipped back in to her wedges. Alexi groaned picking up her bag and the account books.

The brunette tucked the books under her arm and walked to the shop owners office. The door was closed but she heard some one angrily say,"She's starting to fucking ask questions. What the fuck am I to say to her? Shes a fucking nosey bitch." It was Duke who was speaking."At least Patty did what she could and left us alone. This girl needs to get gone." Alexi narrowed her eyes. She didn't know the voice of the other guy talking. But she wanted to hear more so she got closer to the door. Thank god for thin walls. "She's going to find out our shit isn't straight Darby." Duke said Someone shushed the man. "We'll get her to play along. Did with Patty." She guess that was Darby who spoke. Whoever the fuck he was. Alex saw the light under the door break a couple times like some one on the other side was pacing around or something. "What ply her with crank at the end of the day? Then what? Let her pass out and have that bitch walk in on the guys when she wakes up confused? Then get rid of another one?" Darby laughed. Doesn't matter we're moving shop to Charming soon anyways. I wouldn't worry about your little shop girl. Alexi backed up. She didn't need to hear anymore. She had seen enough movies to know what happened to people who got to nosey.

Alexi quickly placed the account books back on her desk and made her way out to the front doors. She pushed on the door but it was locked. Fuck. She walked back to the owner office door she was just eavesdropping at and knocked loudly. "Hey, the door is locked. I couldn't find the keys to unlock it."She said loudly and took a step from the door. She heard someone sigh, probably Duke and the door opened. The tall man brushed by her pulling out the shop keys form his pocket and unlocked the door. He held it open and she walked out. "When should I come back in again?" She asked when she was out of the shop and only a few paces from her jeep. "Let you know." He said gruffly. Duke shut the door and locked it disappearing back into the darkened building. Alexi pulled out her phone once she was safely locked in her jeep. Once she started the vehicle and was down the road she dialed Happy's number.

"Where the fuck are you?" Happy growled into the phone. Alexi sighed and put the phone on speaker.
"I had to reconfigure all of their accounts. The woman before me fucked everything up. I mean good god it was a complete mess. But can you meet me about half way?" There was silence on the other end
"Outside Lodi anyway." He grunted. "Meet me at the Diner on the outside of town. Have dinner there." He said and the line went dead.

Alexi pulled into the diner on the outskirts of Stockton waiting for Happy. She scrolled through for a little bit til she heard a bike. She looked out her window and saw that Happy and Kozik had parked beside her. She rolled her window down watching the men. "Can we just go home?" She asked quietly looking past Happy at a man she had seen at the shop earlier that day. She was getting upset with her self. What she had heard at the shop was starting for really sink in. She didn't want to be that bitch who lost her head over some bullshit. Unfortunately she was starting to lose her head. She didn't like the way this guy was looking over at her. She didn't like the way the men at the shop looked at her now. She rolled her window up a little more than half way so it covered her face.

Happy rolled his eyes and marched over to the Jeep attempting to open the door but it was locked. He couldn't see Alexi through the window because of how tinted they were. "Happy please take me home." The girl pleaded. He knew instantly something as wrong. "I'm going home. I don't feel good."Alexi said Happy shook his head and headed back to his bike. He wasn't going to fight with her here. Kozik frowned and looked longingly at the diner. "Let's go." Happy growled starting his bike. Kozik started his bike. He felt eyes on him and looked up at some assholes in wife beaters with swastikas tattooed on them staring at him. He Happy took off and Alexi followed as Kozik pulled up the rear.


Half hour later Alexi jumped out of her jeep and made a beeline for the house. She just wanted a shower and sleep. She wasn't going to talk to anyone about anything. She had made up her mind about that. She didn't have to go back to the shop for a while so and even then she probably wasn't going to go back.
She had made it to her room. There were four bedrooms in Opie's place. One on either end of the house, those had bathrooms in them and two rooms in the middle of the house. She had her own room now and she liked it . She had packed up everything that was her's from the room she had shared with Opie and stuck it in her new room.

Alexi was almost in the bathroom before Happy stopped her. "What the fuck is your problem?" He growled. Alexi looked over her shoulder but continued to stepping towards the bathroom. She just shook her head. "TALK. NOW." Happy commanded grabbing her arm. "Nothing to talk about. Now let go of me." Alexi leaned away from the man and pulled her arm back. Happy glared at her."Just tired. Had a long day." She looked away from him and slipped out of her shoes.

Happy walked over to his girl and forced her to look up at him. He knew she was lying. "Wanna tell me that again?" Alexi reached behind her and unzipped her skirt. "I am, Hap. I am tired and I did have a long day." She said looking at his nose. The garment pulled at her feet. "Stop you're bullshit. What happened?" Alexi pulled away from him stepping out of the skirt. She pulled her shirt off and unclipped her bra. "Had a hard day with heard some stuff before I left." She stepped out of her underwear and backed up to the shower. "What did you hear? Happy asked leaning in the door way. She turned the shower on and stepped in under the water. She couldn't hear Happy and that was the point.

Happy pulled his kutte off and undressed. Obviously what Alexi had over heard had bothered her. Freaked her out. He stepped in behind her and adjusted the shower head. He heard Alexi groan. "What did you hear?" Happy had reaching past her for the soap. "They do their books really weird. I asked the shop head about it and when I left he was bitching to this guy about it. Saying I was asking too many questions." She muttered and shook her head. Alexi ran her hands through her hair and grabbed the shampoo. Happy was silent processing what she had said watching her run her hands through her hair working the shampoo through it.

"I'm going to have to leave. I don't want to get caught up in anymore of their shit. I mean I've already signed off on this quarter." If they ever got audited she would get pulled into that as well. Signing off on doctored books would send her ass back to jail. Alexi leaned her head back against Happy's chest. "We'll figure it out, baby." Happy said rubbing her side. Alexi rinsed the shampoo out of her hair and grabbed the conditioner. "What freaked you out?" Happy understood that the shops books being messed with would be upsetting to Alexi, but she was scared when they met at the diner. There was more going on.

The girl washed out the conditioner and grabbed a wash cloth. Happy kissed her shoulder and pulled the brunettes hair off her neck. He started nipping at it. Alexi tilted her head away from him to give him more access to her neck. "They did something to the last girl who worked on their books. Duke mentioned something about giving her crank to keep quiet. I guess she got high after work one day and then walked in on some guys doing something? I don't know. But there was this guy at the diner, he had a swastika on him. Really decked out in all that white pride Aryan shit. I've seen him at the shop, him and his buddies. They been checking me out more and more." Happy stood straight anger flooding through him. " WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING BEFORE?" He shouted getting out of the shower. He wrapped a towel around him storming out of the bathroom. He slammed the door behind him.

Alexi rubbed a hand over her face. She really didn't understand why he was so mad. Alexi got out and dried her self off. She tried to open the bathroom door but it was stuck. Happy had slammed it shut. That door never shut EVER. The wood had warped and it being painted over time had created a barrier from it shutting. Until now. "God damn it. HAPPY." Alexi yelled for the man but received no response. "HAPPY GOD DAMN LOWMAN!" She shouted louder and slammed her fists into the door. Still no response. She slammed into the door a couple times but the door did not budge. She was going to try one more time before accepting the fact that she was probably going to be stuck in that room for the rest of her life. Alexi threw herself at the door. The door broke off its hinges. She and the door went flying through her room.